Missing support for deployment projects in VS2012

Question

User783240086 posted

Looking at the VS2012 RTM, there is no support for deployment projects for "Web Site" projects. So how do we do the stuff we did in VS2010 like: DLL merging, conditional web.config transforamtions based on a profile, etc.? Why aren't there any nice tools for "Web Site" projects as there are for "Web Application" projects?

 

Answer 1

User-837620913 posted

From a Microsoft employee, they are coming "within a few months of VS 2012 RTM".  Quote:

When VS 2012 is released the publish experience for WSP will be the same which was available in VS2010 but we will have a release a few months after the release which will bring all the publish goodness to Website Projects! This will include all the features which are available to Web Application Projects including; the ability to publish using.

Source: http://sedodream.com/2012/08/06/PlansRegardingWebsiteProjectsAndWebDeploymentProjects.aspx

Since VS2012 RTM'd Aug 1, I would guess you could see something in the October-November time frame - but I HAVE NO INSIDE KNOWLEDGE.  They either haven't told MVPs or I wasn't listening. I would follow the .NET Web Development and Tools blog for an announcement: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/webdev/

Answer 2

User783240086 posted

Its been 4 months and nothing. Any news on when?

Answer 3

User783240086 posted

Its been 6 months. Any new word on when it will come out.

Answer 4

User783240086 posted

Its now been 10 months with no sign of a release.